Press Release: Council prolongs appropriate measures for Fiji Islands by six months

Today (24.9.09) the Council extended by six months appropriate measures for the Fiji Islands in order to assist the country's return to democracy, the respect for human rights and the rule of law. This decision follows the violation by the authorities of key commitments Fiji made to the EU, as well as further regressive developments, such as the abrogation of the Constitution, human rights violations and a further substantial delay in
holding elections.